This week, the Romance Language Club, Society of Physics Students and Hofstra Goes for Gold were recognized as SGA clubs.
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This week, the Romance Language Club, Society of Physics Students and Hofstra Goes for Gold were recognized as SGA clubs.
CollegiateLink: it's an online social network that lets clubs coordinate with their members and each other, to easily promote information and events on and off campus for the benefit of everyone. But have you heard of it?
Senator Megan Andrews, a freshman, encourages the SGA senators to register for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. Each spring for the last four years—this upcoming spring will make it five—Hofstra clubs and organizations have come together to raise money for the huge Relay For Life event.
After hearing a proposal from a New York Times representative, Walter Barleycorn, the Academic Affairs Committee of SGA is looking into having hard copies of the New York Times back on campus.
Kemi Ajisekola, 21, smokes cigarettes on campus between classes a few times a week.
"It's convenient for me when I have a day with a full schedule and I don't have time to go back to my house every time I have to smoke," said Ajisekola, a senior.
Among other organizations that requested money from the SGA budget this week, Phi Epsilon and its charity spaghetti dinner led to an especially long discussion on Tuesday night.
Student Government Association, along with Resident Student Association and Lion's Den, will turn Roosevelt Hall into a haunted house on Saturday October 29. There are other organizations helping out such as Hofstra vs. Zombies, Women of Action and Alpha Epsilon Pi.d
On Tuesday SGA approved a new organization, the Discovery Club. "I was confident [before the vote], but it means a lot to know that we're passed and everything is through," said Steven Hartman, one of Discovery Club's founders.
Hofstra University's Student Government Association recently passed a resolution to terminate the use of their vans, a move that is seriously hindering the initiative of campus clubs and organizations.
In the past few weeks, SGA has lost six members from its Senate. One of the most prominent departures has been that of sophomore Gary Duff, former Ethics and Conduct Chair. His departure leaves a new hole in President David Zuniga's cabinet, just a week after another position, the Club Relations Chair, was filled.
This semester will mark a first, as SGA's Internal Revenue Control Board will turn its eye on the student government's own finances.
In the latest example of a sports club struggling to remain afloat under SGA's shrinking budget, Hofstra Crew fought on Tuesday night for a $6,000 bonus to purchase a competitive, used boat.
Club Relations Committee reminded senators that Tuesday, Sept. 27 is the first of three Club Congresses this semester. Club Congress will be held in the Student Center Theater.
SGA's Club Relations was left without a new chair at Tuesday's senate meeting. The chair was vacated when former Chair Dan Lebo graduated at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.
Student Government President David Zuniga has been on the job for just two weeks, but has already made it his mission to improve the organization and let the student body know how much he wants to do so.
SGA's meeting Tuesday night approved a new non-governmental organization (NGO) and future constitutional convention, all before next year's cabinet was selected. This last night, before next year's cabinet will assume their posts, focused on the future.
With 546 votes David Zuniga and Alex Zelinski were elected as Student Government Association President and Vice President. Their opponents Kalyn Gambord and Maryann Lucks received 424.
SGA met in the sparsely populated Greenhouse this Greek Week, with just eight members more than the necessary quorum present at roll call. In early business, Jordan Baer, head of the Elections Commission, reminded the senate of the importance of attendance for next week's Budget Weekend.
President Jimmy Wells gave a bold challenge to SGA on Tuesday. He suggested to senators that they sit down in the Student Center, if only for an hour, and tune in to what students really think is right and wrong with The University.
Clubs on campus may wish to confirm that they are registered in Hofstra's CollegiateLink directory, now that SGA will bar unregistered clubs from receiving funds for Budget Weekend. The resolution, introduced by Appropriations Chair Jordan Baer, was passed at the end of Tuesday's SGA meeting and is intended to enforce a complete representation of clubs online.